Mr Johnson, who was in 10 Downing Street when Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, has been a staunch supporter of Kyiv since, travelling there several times.
His country has become, he said,"a personal moral choice" and a symbol of"a standard of freedom in which people from different countries recognise their own standards".
Mr Johnson, who is no longer an MP after resigning earlier this year, was in 10 Downing Street when Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February last year.He was a staunch supporter of Kyiv as prime minister and has often visited the country both before and after stepping down in July 2022.The former Tory leader was welcomed by the Mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, as"a great friend of Ukraine", when he arrived, Ukrinform said.
Mr Sadovyi published photos of his meeting with Johnson at the railway station and wrote:"Welcome to Lviv, a great friend of Ukraine Boris Johnson." In May, Mr Johnson published a video thanking the university for the award and promising to come to Lviv to collect it.
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